I know, I am just asking if it is actually dangerous for me to have him fed 2 pellets a day while I'm gone (in regards to ammonia buildup). I just don't really have the heart to leave him hungry for 5 days.. but if I absolutely have to, I guess I could.

Maybe feed him 2 pellets every other day, so feed him and water change before you leave. So:

First day: W/C and feed
2nd: no feed
3rd: feed
4th: no feed
5th: return home feed and w/c or if you're not home then feed
6th: return home by this time and w/c

So you'll feed him 3 times maximum, so you won't feel as bad and will have minimum ammonia build up.

i have an important question. i know i procrastinated/forgot to ask about this deatil but i dont know if i have to pay the transhipper seperately or the price of the fish and the shipping to the transhipper. apparently the fish will be in tommorow o.o.

edit: called the transhipper and got the details. i just sent the money for the fish to the seller. all thts left is to go tomorrow to pay and pick up the fish.

1) When we first put Al into his new tank a few days ago, he was pretty active - swimming around and exploring everything. But the last couple of days he's been pretty... well... lazy. He spends most of his time either resting on the bottom of his tank or floating around near the top or sometimes resting on top of his thermometer, which seems to be a favorite spot. If I walk over and startle him, he darts away and swims around for bit, but then he settles right back in. He did a lot of just hanging around before, but I figured it was because he just didn't have much room to swim... So do you think he's just a mellow little guy or should I be concerned?

2) His tank has a colored LED light, which we've been leaving on at night. He seems to like it, but I just want to be sure it's okay... It is, right? We always turn it off in the morning, so he gets about 12 hours with and 12 without.

3) He hasn't seemed very interested in eating since we moved him. He didn't eat anything yesterday, that I noticed. And he might have eaten one of his pellets this morning, but I'm not sure it didn't just sink. I know he can go without food for a while, so it's not an emergency... And I'm thinking he's probably just getting used to his new environment still, but again, I just want to be sure.

i have an important question. i know i procrastinated/forgot to ask about this deatil but i dont know if i have to pay the transhipper seperately or the price of the fish and the shipping to the transhipper. apparently the fish will be in tommorow o.o.

Price of the fish: Goes to breeder
Shipping FROM Thailand to your country: Transshipper
Shipping TO your house: Transshipper

1) When we first put Al into his new tank a few days ago, he was pretty active - swimming around and exploring everything. But the last couple of days he's been pretty... well... lazy. He spends most of his time either resting on the bottom of his tank or floating around near the top or sometimes resting on top of his thermometer, which seems to be a favorite spot. If I walk over and startle him, he darts away and swims around for bit, but then he settles right back in. He did a lot of just hanging around before, but I figured it was because he just didn't have much room to swim... So do you think he's just a mellow little guy or should I be concerned?

2) His tank has a colored LED light, which we've been leaving on at night. He seems to like it, but I just want to be sure it's okay... It is, right? We always turn it off in the morning, so he gets about 12 hours with and 12 without.

3) He hasn't seemed very interested in eating since we moved him. He didn't eat anything yesterday, that I noticed. And he might have eaten one of his pellets this morning, but I'm not sure it didn't just sink. I know he can go without food for a while, so it's not an emergency... And I'm thinking he's probably just getting used to his new environment still, but again, I just want to be sure.

1) What are the specs of his new tank? Size? Heated? Filtered?

2) I would recommend turning on the light during the daytime, then he will have total darkness to sleep in at night. At least that's what I do. If you have the light on in a totally dark room, it makes the inner walls partially reflective, so he is probably flaring at himself throughout the night.

3) Some betta take more than others to acclimate to their new home. When I brought MeiLin home, she started eating right away and immediately recognized me as mummy. Lelouch however has been home since Saturday, and still doesn't eat unless I leave the room after dropping a pellet in

2) I would recommend turning on the light during the daytime, then he will have total darkness to sleep in at night. At least that's what I do. If you have the light on in a totally dark room, it makes the inner walls partially reflective, so he is probably flaring at himself throughout the night.

3) Some betta take more than others to acclimate to their new home. When I brought MeiLin home, she started eating right away and immediately recognized me as mummy. Lelouch however has been home since Saturday, and still doesn't eat unless I leave the room after dropping a pellet in

1) It's a 3-gallon tank with a heater and an airstone. The temperature's been staying right around 80 degrees.

2) Oh, I hadn't thought about the reflection! He does seem more lively when we turn the light on. I guess maybe that's why! I haven't really noticed him flaring much, though. But of course, I'm not watching him all the time.

3) He did this once before, shortly after we brought him home. He just refused to eat for a couple days and then, about the third day, he started chowing down again, like nothing was wrong. Maybe he's just being finicky...

Price of the fish: Goes to breeder
Shipping FROM Thailand to your country: Transshipper
Shipping TO your house: Transshipper

Apparently.

thank you Bahamut. im actually going to drive over to the location the fish is being sent rather than directly to my house. 1.5 hr drive by google maps that doesnt take into Montreal's bad traffic and road repair issues.

Asking again because I'm beginning to worry... Al's spent the whole day just lounging around on the bottom of his tank. The only time he moves is when I walk over to check on him and when he sees me he darts away, swims around for a big, then settles down again somewhere else. When I tried to feed him, he just looked at the food and swam away. I couldn't even tempt him with a bloodworm. This is the third day he's refused to eat.

He's in a 3 gallon tank with a heater. The water is right at 80 degrees. The tank has an under-gravel filter and an airstone, but I turned the air pump off because it was causing bubbles to collect on the surface, and I thought he might be bothered by the bubbles. It doesn't seem to have made any difference, though. I did a 50% water change the day before yesterday, and I was thinking about doing another. Do you think it would help?